KYOTO :- The Indian Connection: Not Just the Future, But in the Past As Well@

KYOTO :- The Indian Connection: Not Just the Future, But in the Past As Well

Kyoto has been in the news for the last few days, thanks to the much talked about visit by our prime minister. Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe are looking towards a bright future, and thus this might be a good time to look at the past too. Especially Kyoto’s past, one that is intricately linked to India. Also it is a place of pilgrimage for all Reiki practitioners.

All through the world there are enough examples of saints who used cosmic power or divine energy to heal people, whether it is Gautam Buddha or Jesus Christ. This remarkable phenomenon of being able to channelize the energy of the universe to cure human ailments, was practiced by Indian spiritual masters hundreds of years ago, but themethod of doing so was lost somewhere in between.

It was towards the end of nineteenth century that a Japanese called Dr Mikao Usui rediscovered this ancient Indian art of healing and called it Reiki.He drew inspiration from the Bible and subsequently from Budhist sutras.He spent decades in search of this kind of healing

therapy.Ultimatel- y he went on the top of a sacred hill called Mount Kurama Yama- about seventeen miles outside KYOTO and fasted for 21 days without water.It is said there he experienced enlightenment and received empowerment to heal.He called it Reiki.

The word ‘Reiki’ means life energy-which cre- ates and sustains life. His vision was to make the divine healingenergy accessible to all. It took many long years of research and meditation for him to lay down the basic principles of Reiki. It heals our body ,mind and soul.It can help us combat chronic diseases like blood pressure,diabetes, depression,arthiritis etc.It is because of Dr Mikao Usui- The Founder Guru of Reiki, people world over are being benefitted by this natural art of healing.

He devised a two day Reiki workshop where our ‘chakras’ are activated to facilitate an increased flow of life-energy. By placing our hands on the diseased part of the body we can heal ourselves and others. It is a harmless therapy that requires no specialized skill and no intake of drugs. Unlike other alternate therapies Reiki asks us only to placeour palms on the affected area with an intent to heal.

Dr Usui who rediscovered this unique therapy in Kyoto, had its base in India many centuries ago. May be it is time that we use it to its full potential in India.